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More volunteers united with SM Supermalls in diverting waste away from oceans for this year 's World Oceans Day Coastal Cleanup. From 5,000 volunteers the previous year, around 7,500 partner advocates, SM employees, and civilians assembled to lend their time and effort for the pursuit of a...

Every June 8, the global community commemorates World Oceans Day to raise awareness of the essential role oceans play in supporting life and to advocate for their conservation and sustainable management. The idea was first proposed in 1992 by Canada’s International Centre for Ocean Development...

Conserving the ocean cannot be overstated when the 2nd UN Ocean Conference announced a global ocean emergency. It revealed three major challenges confronting our only home: biodiversity loss, climate change, and marine pollution, sounding the alarm for their potential irreversible damage to the...

“The ocean is the foundation of life. It supplies the air we breathe and food we eat. It regulates our climate and weather.” The strong reminder on the major role the oceans have on everyday life was made by United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres when he opened the UN World Oceans...

Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. has voiced out that regional maritime disputes, including artificial-island building and drilling activities at sea, are among the threats the world's oceans are facing. Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. (Screengrab from DFA YouTube Channel)...